/*
 * Bibliothek - DockingFrames
 * Library built on Java/Swing, allows the user to "drag and drop"
 * panels containing any Swing-Component the developer likes to add.
 * 
 * Copyright (C) 2007 Benjamin Sigg
 * 
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 * 
 * Benjamin Sigg
 * benjamin_sigg@gmx.ch
 * CH - Switzerland
 */

package bibliothek.gui.dock.control.focus;

import bibliothek.gui.DockController;
import bibliothek.gui.Dockable;
import bibliothek.util.FrameworkOnly;

/**
 * A {@link MouseFocusObserver} tracks the movement and actions of the mouse and is responsible for
 * transferring the focus by calling {@link DockController#setFocusedDockable(Dockable, java.awt.Component, boolean, boolean, boolean)}
 * at an appropriate time.
 * @author Benjamin Sigg
 */
public interface MouseFocusObserver {
    /**
     * Gets the {@link DockController} whose {@link Dockable}s are tracked by this observer.
     * @return the controller
     */
    public DockController getController();
    
    /**
     * Stops this FocusController. This controller will remove all
     * its listeners and become ready for the garbage collector.<br>
     * This method should not be called by clients. 
     */
    @FrameworkOnly
    public void kill();
}
